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Video: Fight for Free Speech in China
Imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo, referred to as a symbol of human rights in China, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Jim Axelrod reports from Beijing on the international outrage...
Neurones cast votes to guide decision-making
We know that casting a ballot in the voting booth involves politics, values and personalities. But before you ever push the button for your candidate, your brain has already carried...
Alienated youths are more likely to lash out
When people are rejected by peers, they often lash out. In children, that aggression occasionally takes horrifying directions, leading to school shootings or other deadly acts. Researchers in the Netherlands...
Shift work and cancer
Shift work can cause cancer. In the new issue of the Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[38]: 657-62), Thomas C. Erren and colleagues describe the current state of...
Autistic children are not good at covering up their lies: Queen's University study
Children with autism will tell white lies to protect other people's feelings and they are not very good at covering up their lies, according to a Queen's University study...
Is There a Gay Teen Suicide Epidemic?
That one-third of gay teens have committed suicide is not true. No one knows even how many gay people are in the population.
Herd Immunity For Plants - How GMOs Can Save Agriculture
"Anti-science" or "cautious" ... how you regard skeptics of positions that are ethically or scientifically subjective is often a matter of how you already believe. If you are a...
Using a complex systems approach to study educational policy
Educational policy is controversial: positions on achievement gaps, troubled schools and class size are emotionally charged, and research studies often come to very different conclusions. Researchers propose a new way...
Front-of-package symbols and systems: IOM phase 1 report
Nutrition rating systems and their accompanying symbols are intended to help consumers make healthy choices, but shoppers may be confused by the variety of symbols that have proliferated in recent...
Guatemala syphilis experiments: why the US's apology may not be enough
There is a case for the relatives of prisoners given syphilis in medical tests in the 1940s to receive compensationIf medical researchers could infect their subjects with the disease new medicine was supposed...
Animals said to have spiritual experiences
Animals (not just people) likely have spiritual experiences, according to a prominent neurologist who has analyzed the processes of spiritual sensation for over three decades.
Video: Moms Addicted to "Mafia Wars"
Erica Hill talks to Dr. Jennifer Hartstein about the lure of the online social media game, "Mafia Wars" and how to tell the difference between escapism and addiction.
Swiss firm to probe Macando well
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Norwegian classification society DNV said it was contracted by the U.S. government to examine failed components of the Macondo well from the Gulf...
Teens with Eating Disorders Self-Injure, Doctors Miss Signs
Adolescents with eating disorders are at higher risk for intentionally injuring themselves than other teens.
Connecting through design for dementia patients
Frustrated by their inability to communicate with their parents with dementia, two Human Ecology professors are using custom-built furniture and digital photos to help families connect with loved ones suffering...
People apply principles inconsistently, study finds
Is it morally appropriate to sacrifice the life of an innocent person to save the lives of several others? David Pizarro, Cornell assistant professor of psychology, put a fresh spin...
The link between health and emotions
While the connection between our environment and our emotions has been well explored what is less understood is the profound connection between our emotions and our physical health.
Thoughts about time inspire people to socialise
Does thinking about time or money make you happier? A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that people who are made...
Privacy fears as eight in 10 kids have photos online
Eight out of 10 children under the age of two have their pictures online via sites like Facebook, raising privacy and even paedophilia concerns, an Internet security company said on...
Brain changes found in high school football players thought to be concussion-free
Some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired, new research suggests.
Breast cancer risk level assessed by age, genetics, estrogen exposure
Assessing a woman's odds of getting breast cancer is a tricky, imprecise and evolving business. Yet for all its imperfection, it is Step 1 in any decision a woman makes...
Can you analyze me now? Cell phones bring spectroscopy to the classroom
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- University of Illinois chemistry professor Alexander Scheeline wants to see high school students using their cell phones in class. Not for texting or surfing...
Video | The nature of consciousness
Neuroscientist Christof Koch of the California Institute of Technology discusses how the brain generates consciousness, the differences between cognitive states, and how information theory could affect the iPhone
Women Don't Sweat as Much or as Effectively As Men
Fit men have an athletic advantage over fit women: They sweat more easily, according to a study.
Facebook Groups dinged for drafting members
Facebook on Thursday was getting kudos for giving members better control of their information but dinged for letting people be thrown into "groups" without their permission.
Forecast Sees Drug-Sales Growth Overseas
Drug sales in China, Brazil and India will help spur industry growth and temper lower growth in the United States.
When Doctors Get Depressed
Students enter medical school with mental health profiles similar to their peers but end up experiencing depression, burnout and other mental illnesses at higher rates.
Nigeria calms fears over antimalarial drugs
An investigation into claims that Nigerian antimalarial drugs do not work has found that the medicines are still effective.